St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS,

city.
"A very considerable proportion O.
Me birds killed are essentially benefi
clal to man and should, from mer,
economical considerations. be protect
sd.-Natwre.
For the first time in its histor,
foreign coal is being used in the Phil
adelphia gas works. The imported
material is the Scotch camel. which
ID used in connection with Pennsylvania
coal to enrich the gas.
1t is now recommended to boil
shingles intended for a roof in a solu.
ton of lime and salt. 1t is claimed
that it adds good many years to the
usefulness of the shingles. BY preventing
them from Neutrality-suspicious. View.
A man in Kansas City has fan
owned and used by Martha Washing
ton. On it is painted the only portrait
extant of Washington in his youth. It
represents him at the age Of seventeen.
clad in a Captains uniform. About
him are angels. goddesses and Indians
Chicago Herald
-Singing-birds are musicians, and
no other musicians can equal them in
harmony. Hardly can we decide which
has the advantage-the lark. the black.
bird. the throstle or the nightingale.
''On feathery wing they freely rove,
And wake nth harmony the grove''
1t seems strange that out Of more
than 10000 species Of plants known to
botanists only about $50 have been put
to use by man; yet this proportion is
much greater than in the animal world,
from which only some 200 species have
been selected. while the animal kingdom
ceckons millions of species.
The milk supply of Bridgeport.
Conn.,. was recently investigated with
the following discouraging results: Of
sixty-two samples only twelve were Of
nndoubted purity. The rest showed
presence Of added water. or foreign
substance to initiate cream or increased
density. o. were ''simply skinned"
The other day a horse in Irwin
County. Ca. was bitten on the nose by
. rattlesnake. He was at once dOsed
with sweet milk and alum. and then
three bottles Of turpentine were heated
and the mouths Of the bottles placed in
succession over the part bitten. Its
said that the green poison could be
plainly seen as it was being drawn into
the bottles. The horse recovered.
A party of three hunters who were
Gut after deer in Tehama County. CAL.
a short time ago. found while following
. trail that they were in turn being fol-
lowed by a gang IF six of seven noun
tain lions. They quickly beat a retreat.
but the lions followed till they had
nearly reached home. sometimes COM
ing within q rod or two of the party.
but retreating at shot
Oranges. according to Mr.. Harris.
pf the Baulkham hills. can be exported
rom New South Wales to England
with fair chance Of profit. during
May, June and July. Having. as a
grower. tried the experiment, he esti-
mates that the fruit can be delivered in
london at four shillings and six pence
. Gaze If twelve to thirteen dozen. If the
companies will provide we'll
ventilated compartments. and not
barge more than fifty shillings a ton.
The London academy says: Moth
n.y." says George Elliott. sis more de-
tructive to friendship than difference
f tastes in jokes. but . difference of
aste in novels is nearly as apt to poison
Election. I have acquaintance to
vhom dare not mention Thackeray.
theirs with whom 'Huckleberry Finn
3 = taboOed subject. and one who does
lot like .Pickwickr The peace can not
'ossibly be kept with some otherwise
xcellent men when these apples Of
literary discord are thrown on the
able /;
"A company has been formed. with
flee and headquarters at Fort Worth.
or the purpose Of supplying the market
nth Mexican horses. They propose to
ring 1000 head of these horses per
veek. which will range in height from
welve and one-half to fifteen hands,
md which will sell at prices ranging
'etween &15 and $25. A member of
he firm says that they have already
ontracted for the sale of 10000 head.
: Dallas (7cr. Ners.
In recent lecture Mrs. A. NJ.
said: ''Where is woman's place
n the world? Where is it not? Where
rrong is to be righted: where evil is to
'e overcome; where ignorance is to be
where inspiration is tO
ash light upon darkness; where intui-
ion is to point the way; where spirit is
o interpret the letter; where endurance
J demanded; where sympathy is to heal;
rhere love is to rule; where God is to
peak; aye. where hand. or head. or
cart can achieve-there let woman be.
Or it is her place. Chicago Tribune.
"A Boston newspaper tells how
the young women Of the
Tub enjoy the Shelley readings and APP
reciate the poetry. go thou to Rome"
egan the reader. Don't l wish !
ould.' was the remark of member.
/ think those lines are delightful. don't
ou?" HE goes right to the heart"
.fter long silence in the corner. while
he melodious voice ofthe reader seemed